Install Gradle on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9 / Ubuntu 16.04 from PPA

Welcome to our guide on How to install Gradle on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9 / Ubuntu 16.04. Gradle is an open-source build automation tool that is focused on performance, speed and flexibility. Gradle build scripts are written using a Groovy or Kotlin domain-specific language.

Gradle has been designed to be highly customizable and extensible. It is able to achieve higher speeds by executing tasks in parallel, re-using results from previous executions and processing only inputs that changed.

Install Gradle on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9 / Ubuntu 16.04

This guide will take your through all the steps to install the latest release of Gradle on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9 / Ubuntu 16.04.

Step 1: Install Pre-requisites

Gradle requires Java JRE or OpenJDK to function. If you don’t have Java installed, use our guide below: